N118DL
Registered owner: N118DL LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
20 reports on file, 1995-08-05 – 2017-12-19.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 3,538 hrs · 2,451 cycles
DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE COMPUTER INDICATED A FAIL ANNUNCIATION. INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE RT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED. THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
Part: FIRE BOTTLE — OUT OF POSITION · airframe 3,459 hrs · 2,398 cycles
DURING A MAINTENANCE EVENT ON THE AIRCRAFT, NOTED THAT THE INVERTER AUTO CHANGEOVER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE WHEN THE NR 1 INVERTER WAS SELECTED OFF. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE B2 CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE LT XZ ELECTRICAL PANEL WAS TRIPPED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION THAT THE HYDROSTATIC TESTING METAL TAG FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE WAS CONTACTING ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ON AN ADJACENT RELAY CAUSING THE B2 CIRCUIT BEAKER TO TRIP. THE DATA TAG WAS POSITIONED TO BE CLEAR OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: OXYGEN BOTTLE — LEAKING (CREW) · airframe 3,148 hrs · 2,169 cycles
THE CREW NOTED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT GOING IN FOR INSPECTION THAT THE OXYGEN SYSTEM HAD A LEAK. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM AROUND WHERE THE REGULATOR SCREWED INTO THE BOTTLE. THE BOTTLE WAS REMOVED AND DISPATCHED FOR REPAIR. THE BOTTLE AND REGULATOR WERE REINSTALLED AFTER REPAIR, NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.
Earlier reports · 1995–2005 · 17 reports
2005
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 59,288 hrs · 28,910 cycles
FUEL IMBALANCE OF 3500LBS, DIVERTED TO OMA, FOUND BOLT AT LT ENGINE FUEL PUMP MISSING AND LEAKING. REPLACED GASKET AND 4 BOLTS.
Part: IDG — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 58,430 hrs · 28,584 cycles
DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 8000 FT, THE LEFT GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE, TRIED TO RESET ONCE BUT DID NOT COME BACK. DIVERT INTO JFK DUE TO SINGLE GENERATOR OPERATION. REPLACED LEFT IDG AND APU EXCITER.
2004
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RT AILERON) · airframe 55,719 hrs · 27,305 cycles
RIGHT OUTBOARD AILERON OUTBOARD END LOWER AND UPPER SKIN AND SPAR DELAMINATED APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES LONG AT END OF PART. REPAIRED PER ER/A 090481-14.
2003
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,439 hrs · 26,097 cycles
ON TRANSIT CHECK SQUIB TEST RIGHT EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST ONE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT OFF WING ESCAPE SYSTEM BATTERY AND POWER PACK PER M/M. SQUIB TEST CKS NML.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 52,006 hrs · 25,376 cycles
PILOT REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE HAD OVERHEAT LOOP 1 EICAS MSG AMD ALSO HAD OVERHEAT LOGHT ON PEDESTAL FLICKERING, CLOSED BLEED VALVE, LIGHT STILL FLICKERS, WENT OUT AFTER RETARDING THROTTLE. ON ENGINE INSPECTION FOUND TURBINE CASE COOLING DUCT CRACKED, REPLACED SAME.
2002
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 51,372 hrs · 25,081 cycles
DURING S/C FOUND AFT RIGHT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BY ROW 44E. R & R BATTERY ASSY, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
2001
Part: CHECK VALVE — FAILED (RAT MODULE) · airframe 48,717 hrs · 23,733 cycles
THE CHECK VALVE ON THE RAT MODULE IN THE RT WHEEL WELL BLEW OUT CAUSING A LOSS OF HYD QTY AND PRESSURE IN THE CENTER SYSTEM. REPLACED MODULE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 48,474 hrs · 23,618 cycles
ON L/O, FOUND LEFT WING OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
1997
Part: FSEU — FAILED (NR 10 LE FLAP)
RECEIVED LEADING EDGE SLAT ASSYM MSG AFTER SELECTING FLAPS FROM FLAPS ONE TO UP. REPLACED FSEU AND NR 10 SLAT INBOARD SENSOR, BITE CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 640)
UNIDENTIFIED SKIN REPAIR FOUND AT FS 640 JUST ABOVE S31R. FINAL CUTOUT IN SKIN IS 3.25 BY 2.75. REPAIRED PER PER ERA 361621-14.
Part: FLOORBEAM WEB — CRACKED (BS 246)
THE FS 246 FLOORBEAM WEB WAS FOUND WITH A VERTICAL CRACK APPROX 3 LONG AT RBL 20. ADDITIONALLY, THE ATTACHING VERTICAL STIFFENER WAS FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED PER ERA 330789-14.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 510)
GROUND DAMAGE FOUND AT APPROX FS 510 BETWEEN STRINGERS 33L AND 35L. DAMAGE CUTOUT AND REPAIRED PER ERA 330797-14.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CRACKED (BS 786)
THE FUSELAGE SEAT TRACKS LOCATED AT RBL 33, LBL 54 AND RBL 54 WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE VERTICAL WEB OF THE UPPER CHORD AT APPROX FS 786. REPAIRED PER ERA 330781-14.
Part: ACTUATOR — WORN (RT AILERON)
RT I/B AILERON POSITION VARIES BETWEEN 30 TO 50 DEGREES GREATER THAN LEFT I/B AILERON. OCCASIONALLY GREATER THAN 50 DEGREES DEFLECTION OBSERVED, THIS OCCURED DURING ALL PHASES OF FLT. MADE INFLT CK FOR POSSIBLE SPOILER FLOAT NEGATIVE RESULTS. REPLACED RT INBOARD AILERON ACUATOR FOR BYPASSING AND REPLACED RT I/B AILERON O/B ACTUATOR AND LINKAGE ASSY FOR EXCESSIVE LOOSENESS RIGGED ON OP CHECK REF M/M 27-11-48-2.
1996
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)
LT BLEED DUCT LIGHT ON AT FL 390. FOUND BLEED DUCT CRACKED IN WING JUST INBOARD OF LT ENGINE PYLON. REPLACED DUCT.
1995
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 13B IS INOP. REPLACED BULB, CKS GOOD.
Part: CABLE QUADRANT — CRACKED (LT WING)
ON TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF, WITH FLAPS AT 15 DEGREES, DURING FLT CONTROL CHECK THE AILERONS WERE BINDING, THEN STUCK FULL DEFLECTION RIGH WING DOWN. AC RETURNED TO BLOCK AND FOUND LEFT LATERAL CENTRAL CONTROL ACTUATOR WITH CABLE QUADRANT BROKEN. REPLACED QUADRANT, OPERATION CHECK NORMAL PER MM 27-11-18.